2012 1 Oz AOCS Silver Bullet Silver Shield Trivium Round BU

Obverse: The round’s obverse presents the Trivium of Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric upon which a classical education was based. Grammar (Observation) is the rational and unemotional observation of symbols, situations, or facts that allow truth to be observed. Logic is processing the current set of facts and logically thinking about what will be the logical consequences or the best course of action in light of the observation. Rhetoric is the ability to tell either yourself or others of your observation and your line of thinking. The Trivium is the three-step thought process that breaks the slave thought and allows the individual to become their highest and best self. Those three ideals are inscribed along the outer edge of the round along with "LIFE", "LIBERTY", and "THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS".

Reverse: The reverse depicts the Classic Silver Bullet Silver Shield Crest which is flanked by 47 Silver Bullets representing the atomic number of silver. The date is inscribed above the top of the shield. There is a circle on the shield which has the inscription "LISTEN TO ALL FOLLOW NONE". The purity, weight, and content of "1 OZ .999 FINE SILVER" and "AOCS APPROVED" are inscribed inside the circle. The phrase "A CONSCIOUS SOLUTION" is inscribed above the shield and continues with "TO COLLECTIVIST PROBLEMS" below it. The name of the series "SILVER BULLET SILVER SHIELD" is inscribed above the shield along the outer edge.